Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-01
THE ENCAMPMENC CLOSED.
Judge Rea Elected COmmander.in.
Chief Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public,

Chief Of the Grand Army OF the Re
| public.
The business OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
at the session OF its encampment IN ST. Louis
yesterday, after the report OF THE STAR had closed
proceeded with dispatch. Several statements as
to utterances of members and their work In regard
to the candidates for commander-in-chtef made IL
ST. Louis papers were Indignantly denied. After the
| Nandervoort resolutions had been unIavoraDly
| reported upon, as was stated in THE STAR, they
TEXT OF THE vANDERvooRT RESOLUTIONS.
They are as Follows:
Resolved That while feel that body OF citizens
Of the nte States at we have
tested that by services and sacrifices yet thus Goes nor
culnbent Of that iii n position nor deprive Of the
right OF criticism o. our public servants Wnlcn Is one
Resotred also, That while RECOGNIZES that the dis.
Sf Ito az S rs
6y him accorng to his yS'
beoad bonnds o hs to
suit or SANDER the broken down and needy men 10
Reselssd. also. That the dependent, pension biz.
passed by the Congress- and vetoed by the
PRESIDENT, the least measure OF justice that could
Of the d for tine 70 s
what due to those gallant men and refus-
ing to approve of bill which Aed for by CRATE
PASSED by both houses Of Congress BY an
" and s 1d hsv the I
ene cold charity OF the the t a
made to the soldiers when they locked to the standard
Of their country timo Of her greatest peril has
inflicted cruelty upon those Who should
be the objects of the tenderest consideration.
A PENSION TO MRS. LOGAN ASKED.
After the resolution in favor of the pension to
Mrs. Logan had been unanimously adopted, there
was debate of over one hour on the motion co
adopt the minority report favOring the service
pension bill. The motion was defeated by vote
OF 173 to ID. 1t was O'Clock When the encamp-
ment reaSSembled after the adjournment for lunch,
and the election OF officers was at once declared
the order. Gems Greer, OF st. Louis, SlOcum, OF
New York, Warner, OF Kansas City, Judge Rea, OF
Minneapolis, and eX-Gov. Anthony, OF Kansas,
were placed in nomination for the ONCE of CON-
mandsr-in-chief, but Gen. Warmers Withdrawal
was announced before the calling OF the roll had
begun.
JUDGE REA ELECTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Judge Rea was elected on the first ballot, which
was as follows: SOcum, 1853; Anthony, Sc; Greer,
Is; Rae, 294. Gen.. Sherman received one VOTE as
did also Gen. Warner Rea was declared elected and
escorted to thu platform by Anthony and Greer.
As soon as the storm OF applause was still Judge
Rea made ne at little speech, thanking his COM
radeS for the distinguished honor conferred upon
him. The rules were then suspended, and Nelson
Cole OF Missouri, was elected senior vice CON-
mander. The junior vice commander chosen was
John c. Lanai an, OF New Hampshire. Gen. Flor
ence Donon1e, OF washington, was elected ah sur
lain-in-chief.
The committee on the Logan monument reported
recommending that fund be provided for the
erection OF al. equestrian statue at Washington.
GOV. Ager, OF Michigan, subscribed $1,000 TO the
fund, and Gen. Lennon, OF New York, another
thousand.
The officers of the encampment were then in
stalled, and the twenty-1rst annual encampment
of the Grand Army OF the Republic was at an end.
SKETCH OF THE NEW CoMMANDER-IN-CH1EF.
Judge John P. Rea, the new commander in-chief,
was born in Lower Oxford Township, Chester
County, Pa, october 13 1910, and in 1860 he went
to PiQua Ohio where he taught school, When
the war broke out he enlisted in Co. B, 18th Ohio
Infantry, serving with this regiment tour months,
and was then commissioned second lieutenant Of
CO. LIST Ohio cavalry; promoted to 1st lieutenant
March II, 1862, and in April OF the following year
to the rank OF captain, and was then promoted to
major. He served in the regiment three years and
four months. and was absent but ten days, seven
as prisoner and three days on sick leave.
After returning from the war he took classical
course at Wesleyan College. at Delaware, OHIO,
studied law with Hon. o. j. hickey, OF Lancaster,
Pa, and was admitted to the bar there In August,
1868. On April IL, 1869, was appointed assessor
OF internal revenue by President Grant for the
ninth district OF Pennsylvania, which Of
In 1875 he removed to Minneapolis, Mimi, and be-
came the editOr-in-chter OF the Tribune. In May,
1877, he resumed the practice OF law. In Novem-
served for four years. In April, 1885, Judge koOn
resigned his seat on the bench OF the district
court OF this district and In response to the very
Judge Rea.
Judge Rea has always been prominent In the
Grand Army. He is member and a past COM
mander or Geo. n. Morgan Post, and his voice Is
always heart. on any occasion where the interests
OF the old so dierS involved. He is q fOrcible
public speaker, thorough-going republican, and
mas always Eaken an active Interest in politics.
but the necessity OF excluding political matters
from the realm or the g. A. X. is with him car
dlnal principle. He has already held the position
OF senior vice-commander or the national organza-
ton.